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Straightens out crooked rectors under the leadership of the church (8)

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I believe the answer is:

corrects

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'straightens out' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'crooked rectors under the leadership of the church' is the wordplay.
'crooked' is an anagram indicator.
'under' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the leadership of' suggests taking the first letters (the letters which lead the words).
The first letter of 'church' is 'c'.
'rectors' anagrammed gives 'orrects'.
'orrects' put after 'c' is 'CORRECTS'.

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(Other definitions for corrects that I've seen before include "Removes errors" , "Adjusts, redresses" , "Makes right" , "Adjusts, puts right" , "Amends" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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